Select the region you’v been allocated from the left-hand list, and click on the map dated 1789 AD.

Study the map and read the information below it. Then move on to the next map (using the active timeline at the bottom of the page), and do the same. Repeat until you have studied the maps dated 1789, 1837, 1871, and 1914.

Whilst studying the maps:

List the major events (rise and fall of nations and states, important wars, and so on)

List the major trends – in what ways did societies change during these centuries –

in government and war

in religion and thought

in society and economy

in technology and science

What influences has this region received from the wider world?

– and has this region itself influenced the wider world? If so, in what way(s)?

Task:

Prepare a presentation on the history of your region using PowerPoint or another presentation tool. You can use the maps from the website if you wish (by saving them out as images), and if you have the time, use images from other sources as well.

Wrap up

Each group delivers its presentation.

While listening to the presentations, the other students jot down the major events, trends or episodes which they hear about.

Afterwards, the class lists the major events and changes in world history which occurred between 1789 and 1914.

This is followed by a class discussion on the key events and changes in the history of the world during the Modern Period.